"Yan Shenggong said that Qin Yu let the people live a good life, although the people have enough food and clothing, but they have buried huge hidden dangers for the imperial court, which is actually not conducive to the stability of the Ming Dynasty." The captain of the guard continued.

"The people's lives are good, why is it not conducive to the stability of the country?" Queen Ma was surprised.

"This last general doesn't know, the words of the sage are not something that ordinary people like the last general can understand." The captain of the guard said, "The emperor asked the three saints to go to Lujia Village and face to face with Mr. Qin. ”

"As a result, the three were defeated, and Mr. Qin said that Confucianism and Cheng Zhu Lixue were the source of the confusion of the Chinese nation."

So the emperor planned to unsheath his sword! With the momentum of thunder, we will remove the thousand-year-old cancer of Confucianism. ”

"And so happened today......"

"How did Confucianism become a thousand-year-old cancer?" Queen Ma asked puzzled.

"The emperor said that as long as you tell the queen one thing, the queen will understand." The captain of the guard said, "The three saints said that Lujia Village was bewitched by Qin Yu and did not respect education, so it should all be killed!" ”

"Is this really what the Three Sages said?" Queen Ma trembled when she heard this, and she couldn't believe her ears.

She has seen the situation in Lujia Village with her own eyes, where the people have enough food and clothing, and live and work in peace and contentment. However, they did not bind their feet, wore short hair, wore long sleeves, and advocated free love among young people, which was indeed inconsistent with Confucian etiquette.

Queen Ma instantly understood the reason, the root of this matter.

In fact, it was the Renaissance, a conflict with Confucianism.

And the follow-up development of this matter has exceeded the emperor's expectations...... The emperor is now sitting in the Fengtian Palace, and he has no time to take care of other things, and I hope that the queen will not disturb His Majesty. The captain of the guard said.

"It turned out to be Mr. Qin's meaning...... "Queen Ma said,

"Since it is what Mr. Qin meant, then...... It's just that...... Just ......"

"Queen, now the Ying Tianfu outside is in chaos." The captain of the guard said, "The angry scholars of the major academies have taken to the streets, constantly storming the government and petitioning everywhere. ”

"They burned down the official residences, and there were people at the gates of the palace. The mansions of several dignitaries were burned and people's shops were looted. ”

"The emperor is commanding the overall situation in the Fengtian Hall at the moment, as if he is commanding a major battle. The emperor said that this battle is more dangerous than the water battle of Poyang Lake, and it is related to the future fortune of the Ming Dynasty and the Chinese nation. ”

"Okay, I'm not going!" Empress Ma also realized that this time the matter was too big, although she had helped the emperor deal with a lot of government affairs before, but her knowledge in this kind of major matter was definitely not as good as that of the emperor and Qin Yu, so it was better not to get involved.

Suddenly, his heart moved, and he said: "I want to go out and go to Lujia Village to see Mr. Qin with my own eyes, and ask him about the follow-up of this matter, how to deal with it properly, so as to minimize the killing!" ”

"Empress, the emperor has asked the empress to go anywhere now." The captain of the guard said, "There are angry soldiers everywhere outside, and the soldiers are in chaos, and it is too dangerous. ”

"No, I have to get out!" However, Empress Ma was very stubborn, "The scholars are making trouble, and the emperor has not sent troops to stop it until now, and he has put Ying Tianfu Mansion Yin under house arrest in the palace, and does not let him send a messenger to maintain order, which is enough to prove the emperor's determination to sweep away Confucianism." ”

"The longer the emperor is stable, the more powerful he will kill!"

"I have to go and ask Mr. how to make the emperor kill less."

Queen Ma knows Zhu Yuanzhang's character well, and knows that once he starts killing, he can't control himself.

She had to go and ask Qin Yu for countermeasures, otherwise the emperor would not be able to contain the knife once he killed someone.

For example, an empty seal eucalyptus killed thousands of people.

Although those people have a way to die, the emperor is not just killing one or two, but must kill all the black sheep.

Some people have made mistakes, but they have not sinned to death, and they have all died.

Therefore, her departure is related to the lives of many people.

"Niangniang, the last general ......" The captain of the guard was embarrassed.

"Don't worry, if the emperor asks about it, I will bear it." Queen Ma Road.

"Yes." The captain of the guard said, "Then the last general will personally lead people and escort Niangniang over." ”

……

In the Temple of Heaven.

In addition to Zhu Yuanzhang, there is another person next to him, who is Yang Xian, the prime minister of Zhongshu Province.

The rest of the civil and military officials were all locked up outside the main hall. At this time, the number of civil and military officials outside has reached hundreds. The crowd was like ants on a hot pot, but they just couldn't see the emperor.

These important ministers, they all wanted to discuss with the emperor how to deal with this important matter and how to deal with the aftermath. They had a stomach full of things to say to the emperor, but the emperor just didn't see them.

Among them, the most anxious is Lord Yin of Ying Tianfu.

He is solely responsible for the security of Ying Tianfu, but now with his ability, he can't control the situation in Ying Tianfu at all. He was extremely worried that the emperor would be the first to cut him later.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well in his heart at this moment that these ministers absolutely did not approve of his purging of Confucianism. Once he met them, he was greeted by the opposition of hundreds of officials, and even some people died.

Rather than wasting words and tongues with these people, it is better to lock them out and give them no chance to speak.

The people of the world and the ministers did not approve of or even oppose Zhu Yuanzhang's approach, but there was one person who was definitely an exception.

This exception is Yang Xian.

Although Yang Xian is also a Confucian scholar, he supports the emperor's decision-making without hesitation. As soon as he heard that it was the emperor who wanted to punish the three sages, he immediately betrayed Confucianism and sided with the emperor.

This person is extremely enthusiastic about power.

is even more of a capable minister.

When governing Yangzhou, for the sake of political achievements, he was ruthless to the people, forcing the people to work day and night to cultivate wasteland to resume production, build bridges and repair roads, and I don't know how many people died of exhaustion. is also ruthless to himself, eats coarse tea and rice every day, and cultivates it himself, and he is tired and lying down.

is even more ruthless to corrupt officials, and has stripped people of their skins.

Although it abuses the people, its governance methods are extremely effective.

Yangzhou, which originally had only a dozen households, saw a rapid increase in population and quickly resumed production.

He is a representative of ruthless politics.

Therefore, he was also appreciated by the emperor and rose all the way to the prime minister of Zhongshu Province.

"Your Majesty, now that the prairie has been set on fire outside, the generals are furious, and the emperor can send troops to kill them." Yang Xiandao, "How do these ignorant scholars know the emperor's eloquence?" ”

"Since ancient times, bloodshed is inevitable to achieve great things."

"One will make ten thousand bones wither."

"After this group of scholars is killed, the heavens and the earth will be clearer."

"Not busy!" However, Zhu Yuanzhang still said, "Let their storm come more fiercely." ”

"Through this matter, the crowd will be divided into three, six, nine and so on." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "The Renaissance has been rising for a while, and those who are smart and enlightened will not participate in them. ”